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    compost bin location

    Should compost bins have a certain amount of sun?? Would it be OK to have one in a shaded area. I am in NH and growing season is pretty short so I'd like to try to get really good soil.
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    Pet peeve of the day

    This happened to me just last week and is one of my biggest... When you are standing at the counter of a store (hardware store in this case), waiting to pay for your items or even ask a question, and the phone rings...... The clerk picks up the phone and says to You "just a sec". Now off he goes...
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    ants--the small ones

    Not a big issue...yet. I find about a dozen maybe every 2 or 3 days. I'd like to stay away from the chemicals, so was wondering if anyone had a better way to eliminate them.
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    ants--the small ones

    Getting small ants on kitchen counters. Not a lot, they are easy enough to remove and clean up, but I'd like to hear your remedies for both the small ones and the larger carpenter ants. Thanks
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    removing screws from deck boards

    Hi again Back with an update on the board removal, while my battery charges.... I wanted to let you know the VINEGAR worked!! All the screws I applied a bit of vinegar to all snapped really easy. Now i just have to after the screws that I couldn't get with the regular Phillips head and cut a...
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    removing screws from deck boards

    Hello again Well after about 1 hr I finally got one board up. I have 21 more boards to go. I'm using the dremel tool and cutting a slot in each screw. The first couple split the screw head and one half was coming off the screw. I found I was cutting the slot too deep. Things are moving better...
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    removing screws from deck boards

    Thanks for the replys! I just got back from store, the guy there suggested to just drill the tops of the heads off. New drill bits purchased and that doesn't work. It just creates a bowl shape on top of the screw. Maybe l didn't get the correct type of bit? He did say it should cut thru the...
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    removing screws from deck boards

    Hi folks, I'm new here, but have been eavesdropping for a while... Does anyone have a tool or idea of how to remove screws from deck boards? They are Phillips head screws and are countersunk pretty deep. The screws are rusted so the heads I can get a bite on just break and spin. I'd like to save...
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